Letters from Love Retreat at Marble Canyon Lodge - Oct 23 - 26, 2025

Letters from Love Retreat Dates:

Thursday, October 23rd - Sunday, October 26th 2025

Cost: 

$395 per person (+ lodging and meals)

Location: 

Marble Canyon Lodge in Arizona

(Only 2 hours from Flagstaff and 1 hour from Page, Arizona.)

Join us for an extraordinary retreat experience surrounded by the awe-inspiring landscape of Vermillion Cliffs and Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona.

Elizabeth Gilbert, acclaimed author of Eat, Pray, Love, now generously shares her Letters from Love practice with the world. It is a daily practice that offers a deep dive into Self and creates an unbreakable connection to Self love and compassion. It is a practice that can truly change our lives. It is the antidote to self loathing, shame, and anxiety. It is the in-road to joy and soul-full restoration. Come join us and experience the true healing that lives within.

No writing skills necessary. Please bring your own personal and sacred journal in which to write, create, and magic-make!

During down time, explore outside and place your feet on the Earth; feel at home and grounded. Eat healthy meals rooted in Ayurveda and the seasons; feel good in your entire body-mind-spirit.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to heal, nourish, and transform. 

In an effort to create an atmosphere conducive to vulnerability and safer space, we limit our group size to 20 and invite women from all walks of life to participate in this transformative journey. 

Reserve your spot today to take your next steps toward liberation and Self-love. We look forward to connecting with you!

Itinerary:

Day 1

3:00 pm - Afternoon Tea and Gathering Ceremony

4:30 pm - Dinner

6:00 pm - Chakra Workshop & Sound Bath

Day 2

6:00 am - Meditation 

6:30 am - Yoga for anyBody

8:00 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - Letter from Love Workshop

Lunch break & Downtime

3:00 pm - SoulCollage Workshop

4:30 pm - Dinner

6:00 pm - Chakra Workshop & Sound Bath

Day 3

6:00 am - Meditation 

6:30 am - Yoga for anyBody

8:00 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - Letters from Love Workshop

Lunch break & Downtime

3:00 pm - Intentional Solo Experience 

4:30 pm - Dinner

6:00 pm - Fire Ceremony

Day 4

6:00 am - Meditation 

6:30 am - Yoga for anyBody

8:00 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - Closing Circle

Light Lunch & Departure

Q & A:

What type of meditation do we practice?

This practice focuses on the foundational breathing techniques of Vipassana meditation, which is what the Buddha taught several millennia ago. We focus on breath sensation as a way to cultivate awareness and train the mind toward quiet and ease.

What is Yoga for anyBody?

Yoga for anyBody is a practice that is accessible, nourishing, and gentle. Yoga for anyBody stems from the teachings of emBodied Yoga School and is inclusive and trauma-informed. Each practitioner is encouraged to listed to their own body and honor their own wisdom. You are your best teacher. Yoga for anyBody leans into that knowledge in an effort to cultivate a practice that feels liberating and nourishing for the entire body-mind-spirit.

What is a Chakra Workshop and Sound Bath?

This deeply restorative experience offers participants an opportunity to utilize supported yoga postures and sound vibration to release and align our body's energetic epicenters, or the seven main chakras. In western medicine, the 7 chakras correspond with our body's major glandular systems: adrenal, pineal, thymus, reproductive, pituitary, and thyroid. You can expect to leave feeling better than when you arrived.

What kind of meals can I expect?

Meals are healthy, nourishing, and vegetarian. Every meal includes vegan and gluten-free options and accounts for potential allergens.

What is SoulCollage?

SoulCollage incorporates imagery and reflection through the art of collage. We create individual cards that represent some of our major archetypes and seek to learn what messages they hold for us. It is a fun, beautiful, and empowering process.

What is a Letter from Love?

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of many books including the well-known Eat, Pray, Love, started a daily practice of writing “Letters from Love” to herSelf. It is this vulnerable and authentic practice that inspired this transformational retreat. Liz, thank you for sharing your light with the world so that we may explore, learn, and grow with you!

In our Letters from Love workshop, we focus on the child-self archetype and write letters to our littlest Self from Love. We will also ask Love other questions like, “What would you have me to know about fear/anxiety/self-protection?” These are open prompts that create spaciousness to channel our divine inner wisdom. The outcome of this tender practice is ultimately life-changing.

What is a Fire Ceremony?

Our evening fire ceremony will create opportunities to debrief, integrate, and share about our experiences. What do we want to leave behind and what do we want to bring with us into our next chapter? It is a time to share, explore connections, and dive deeper into making meaning out of individual and shared experiences.

Book your spot at Marple Canyon Motor Lodge by clicking here.

Available accommodations:

Four (4) double-occupancy rooms - sleeps 2

Four (4) single-occuoancy rooms - sleeps 1

One (1) apartment - sleeps up to 8, perfect for a group wanting shared accommodations

Bri Boertman, M.A., ERYT-500

Founder and Director of emBodied Yoga School, Bri spends most of her time roaming desert landscapes as a backcountry and river guide in the Grand Canyon and beyond and enthusiastically offers small cohorts of yoga teacher trainings across the globe each year.

Bri earned a Masters Degree in Health and Wellness Education. She has studied trauma-informed practices and offered therapeutic yoga and bodywork for more than 20 years. 
Visit her bio page on Instagram @devabri and reach out to learn more about who she is, what she offers, and how she shares her life passions with others.